Novel Essays

There are many steps, in which the boys descend into savagery. The boys, at times seem to become gradually more and more savage, as they adapt to living away from civilization for prolonged periods of time. At times, however, they seem to suddenly turn dramatically savage, usually when confronted by …

The beast is the existent but undeveloped evil in human kind. The novel shows how under the right circumstances, this beast will reveal itself. In the novel the beast is used symbolically to hide the fact that the boys are being influenced by iniquity and descending into savagery. Many of …

The novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ is written by the author William Golding to reflect what he saw was happening to the world during the Second World War. The novel shows that humans have an inner savagery playing in the mind behind all that civilised well being. The island which …

The island was ablaze in bright fierce flames, he panicked, where could he hide? If he was not burnt by the flames, Jack and his tribe were sure to find him. He heard their tribal chants growing louder, as they moved in closer; soon he would meet his death. Scrambling …

Having studied Animal Farm, the novel, by George Orwell it was interesting to see the adaptation of the book within a film. The first feature noticed after viewing the film was that it was very much a film for children. The film uses live animals, with animated mouths and also …

In the novel Lord of the Flies (L. O. F) two tragic murders happen, the one of Simon and the one of Piggy. Both deaths happened in their own ways, but the main similarities between both deaths were brutality and savagery. Simons’ death was brutal, almost un-controllable. His death was …

ack’s character sees significant changes during the first four chapters of ‘Lord of the Flies’ and it is clear that aspects of this character develop further and will continue to develop throughout the novel. From the start of the novel aspects of Jack’s character make themselves apparent. When Jack and …

‘Lord of the Flies’, written in 1954 by William Golding, is a classic novel about a group of boys being stranded on a island and the way in which they change due to the change in society that they experience. In this essay I will be comparing the scene of …

During this episode, Piggy and Ralph set out to castle rock to retrieve Piggy’s glasses from Jacks half of the tribe. Once they arrive jack begins to fight with Ralph and thwarts his attempts to retrieve the glasses. A huge rock is launched at Piggy’s head and sends him hurtling …

Simon isn’t as important as Ralph or Jack, or even Piggy, until quite late on in the book. However, he is chosen among many other keen boys to go on to the quest to explore if it is an island. This is because he fainted in the heat, and drew …